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Posted By: Michael Nielsen In Response To: Stupid Bearoff - ROLLOUT (Carlo Melzi)
Date: Friday, 12 October 2012, at 12:37 p.m.
The positions below both came up during the Danish Doubles Championship. From what I recall the first position actually occured in a situation where the cube was dead, so it didn't really matter, but after the match some kibitzers argued that 2/1 was better. For money 2/1 would have been very wrong or slightly wrong depending on the position of the cube.
White is Player 2
score: 0
pip: 6Unlimited Game
Jacoby Beaverpip: 14
score: 0
Blue is Player 1XGID=--AD--------------------f-:1:1:1:41:0:0:3:0:10 Blue to play 41
1. XG Roller+ 3/2 3/Off eq: +0.053
Player:
Opponent:44.07% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)
55.93% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)2. XG Roller+ 3/Off 2/1 eq: -0.095 (-0.148)
Player:
Opponent:44.06% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)
55.93% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)eXtreme Gammon Version: 2.03
White is Player 2
score: 0
pip: 6Unlimited Game
Jacoby Beaverpip: 14
score: 0
Blue is Player 1XGID=--AD--------------------f-:1:-1:1:41:0:0:3:0:10 Blue to play 41
1. XG Roller+ 3/2 3/Off eq: -0.175
Player:
Opponent:44.07% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)
55.93% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)2. XG Roller+ 3/Off 2/1 eq: -0.219 (-0.044)
Player:
Opponent:44.06% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)
55.94% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)eXtreme Gammon Version: 2.03
With white owning the cube you want to avoid the position with two checkers on the threepoint, which gives white a proper redouble and owning the cube you want to set up a last roll position with a gap on the acepoint.
Later my doubles partner had this 51 to play:
White is Player 2
score: 0
pip: 6Unlimited Game
Jacoby Beaverpip: 19
score: 0
Blue is Player 1XGID=---AD-------------------f-:1:1:1:51:0:0:3:0:10 Blue to play 51
1. XG Roller+ 4/Off 3/2 eq: -0.457
Player:
Opponent:24.89% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)
75.11% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)2. XG Roller+ 4/3 4/Off eq: -0.479 (-0.022)
Player:
Opponent:26.18% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)
73.82% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)eXtreme Gammon Version: 2.03
White is Player 2
score: 0
pip: 6Unlimited Game
Jacoby Beaverpip: 19
score: 0
Blue is Player 1XGID=---AD-------------------f-:1:-1:1:51:0:0:3:0:10 Blue to play 51
1. XG Roller+ 4/Off 3/2 eq: -0.915
Player:
Opponent:24.89% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)
75.11% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)2. XG Roller+ 4/3 4/Off eq: -0.963 (-0.048)
Player:
Opponent:26.06% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)
73.94% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)eXtreme Gammon Version: 2.03
He correctly played 3/2 and we discussed it a bit afterwards and from a quick count of misses thought, that it might not have mattered. Actually 3/2 wins less (probably a lot to do with how badly 33 plays) but cube considerations still make it right.
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